Graphic novel
Adaptation was entrusted to the well-known writer Daniel Abraham. The selected artist Tommy Patterson, whose series " Game of thrones " is the first major project.
The original series published by Dynamite Entertainment since September 2011 and is comprised of 24 issues, the last issue was released in July this year. Graphic novel AST will contain the first 6 issues and additional materials, the planned release date is September 2014.
The author says:
" The comic book is not a book, a Graphic novel Is not a novel. The same, of course, can be said about film and television. When we move a story from one sphere of art to another, not to defend themselves change, As if we tried to be accurate. Each sphere of art their own requirements, its own limits, your own way to tell the story.
in my series of novels " a Song of ice and fire " there are nuances that are extremely difficult to give any visual field. Its scale. A large number of scenes and places. Thousands of characters. Involvement of the main and side storylines. The structure: the story is told from the 3rd person, but reflects the perception of many different heroes. In the novels I use some techniques that work well in the literature, but in visual areas they work worse or do not work literally: internal monologues, flashback, " unreliable narrator ". I try to let the reader himself in the head character, was dedicated in all His experiences, he saw the world through His eyes. The authors of the scripts for films and comics all inaccessible or have to resort to clumsy inventions like narration or thought bubbles. For these reasons, I most years thought that " Game of thrones " and Its continuation will never be adapted for either film or television, nor even for the " funny books ". This. Just. Impossible.
As you can see, damn I really don't know.
Television series on HBO " Game of thrones " after a highly successful first season not so long ago, was extended for a second. Its nominated for Emmy awards, " " Golden globe " and a dozen other major awards. Reviews and ratings were excellent.
And now you are holding the Graphic novel.
Allow me to explain something. It is not the app to the television series. What you are about to read, is the Adaptation of my books. The team responsible for these two alternative versions of my story - Daniel Abraham, Tommy Patterson for comics and David Benioff with D. b Viscom (with the support and instigation of Brian Cogman, Jane Espenson and your humble servant) for series - worked on the same material and at Times faced with the same difficulties, but both had to solve the problems inherent in the only kind of art in which they worked. Sometimes they come to similar decisions, at Times, chose a completely different approaches. If you are a supporter of the series and wondered why His story in places different from the plot of the books and the characters are not like the actors you see on your screen... well, now you know the answer."
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